Stories by Gary Ng

Two apps you need to download today: We Remember and Veterans Matter. Let's take a minute out of our day today to remember our soldiers that have sacrificed their lives in wars and conflicts past and present. In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in...

The voice behind the UK English version of Siri has been revealed as Jon Briggs, a former tech journalist. Briggs formerly recorded voiceovers as 'Daniel' for the company Scansoft, that was later swallowed up by Nuance, the company whose technology Apple utilized in Siri. The notoriously secretive Apple has, it should be said, asked Briggs...

Remembrance Day is tomorrow and we should all take time out of our busy schedules to give a moment of silence to Canadian soldiers that sacrificed their lives in previous and existing wars and conflicts. We Remember Updated for 2011 Remembrance Day Events Last year, we saw Veteran Affairs Canada launch an app called We...

An interesting app for Greater Toronto Area residents. Go Transit has launched a mobile app that allows GO Transit passengers to get train and bus schedules, receive departure notifications (only from Toronto Union Station) and to browse the bus stops and stations on a map within the GTA. The app was developed in conjunction with Ryerson University...

A welcome addition to my sports app folder; The Canadian Curling Association (CCA) has released a full featured sports app. The app provides access to news headlines, real-time championship event scoring, photos, and videos. And of interested for the travelling curler, the app offers a great new way to locate curling clubs across the country. The...

Congrats to the following winners: @torontopeter JimCru @yeeitsjc Thanks to everyone for entering! ===== If you purchased the iPhone 4S, then you probably are using it in a case, naked, or with some sort of film protector. ZAGG finalized their iPhone 4S invisibleSHIELDs and sent us one for review. The new packages have an extra...

The much-anticipated Jawbone UPis now available online at Apple.ca (and Apple.com). This wristband was originally promised by @Jawbone to hit Apple Stores in Canada on November 6th, but only a few stores nationwide received stock. The wristband is $99.95 CDN with free shipping, and comes in three sizes: small, medium and large. The only colour...

Apple has updated its Canadian online store to include a link to their Holiday Gift Guide that features major products such as the iPhone 4S, iPad 2, iPod touch, and MacBook Air. A dozen accessories showcased include items such as the $600 Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin Air, $80 Silverlit Interactive Bluetooth Remote Control Enzo Ferrari...

Earlier today we learned how to enable the hidden panorama feature in the Camera app within iOS 5, and now a further hidden tweak has been discovered by 9to5Mac. This feature within iOS 5 is an auto-correct bar, that resembles something from Android smartphones. This tweak was a discovery by Australia's @sonnydickson, and can be...

Steve Jobs could be the first deceased CEO to win the honour of Time Magazine's Person of the Year, as noted by Fortune. Earlier this morning, three of the six people in a panel discussion supported the nomination of Steve Jobs, as first put forward by NBC's Brian Williams. He was supported by Grover Norquist...

In a blog post from iFixit it's noted that the iPhone 4S features a tweaked proximity sensor, basically an infrared LED capable of detecting how close the user's face is to the screen. iPhones have always incorporated proximity sensors that prevent accidental input by turning the device display off during phone calls (when the phone is raised to the users...

Fortune notes that in Greenpeace's latest Guide to Green Electronics Apple ranked forth among its consumer electronics peers by environmental criteria. HP, Dell, and Nokia lead the way respectfully. What's significant is that Apple has moved up five spots in last years report. The Greenpeace report reviews three categories: energy, greener products, and sustainable operations. It praises Apple for...